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Artwork for 'The Iron Man', 1967 - 1968

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/1058/ADA/4

Scope and Contents

Artwork produced by Adamson for the first edition of 'The Iron Man', by Ted Hughes, 1968.

Dates

  • Creation: 1967 - 1968

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

All material within the collection is open for consultation.

Excluding material that is the copyright of the Ted Hughes Estates (for which see below), photographs may be taken for private research purposes only. Those wishing to publish any material from the collection are required to seek the permission of the relevant Estate or company prior to publication. Items that are not the copyyright of the George Adamson Estate are noted within the catalogue. The Archivist can provide further information and contact details for the George Adamson Estate.

The material within the collection that is the copright of the Ted Hughes Estate is open for consultation but photographs may not be taken without the permission of the Ted Hughes Estate. Those wishing to publish any material that is the copyright of the Ted Hughes Estate should seek permission from the Estate prior to publication. The Archivist can provide further information and contact details for the Estate.

Biographical / Historical

'The Iron Man, A Story in Five Nights' was first published by Faber & Faber in 1968 with illustrations by George Adamson. The first American edition was published as 'The Iron Giant, A Story in Five Nights' with drawings by Robert Nadler. The first English paperback edition was published in 1973 as an abridged version by Penguin Books with illustrations by Colin Smithson. A third English paperback edition was published in 1985 by Faber & Faber with illustrations by Andrew Davidson. This was simply entitled 'The Iron Man'. Further editions have been published with illustrators including Chris Mould and Laura Carlin.

Related Materials

See GBR/1058/ADA/1/8 for correspondence relating to 'The Iron Man'.

Repository Details

Part of the Pembroke College Library and Archive Repository

Contact:
Archivist
Pembroke College
Cambridge CB2 1RF United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 764151